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Metal Hero

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First Aired: March 5th, 1982

Status: Ended

Network: TV Asahi

Summary: The Metal Hero Series is a genre of tokusatsu superhero TV series produced by Toei for Japanese television. The protagonists of the Metal Hero Series are androids, cyborgs, or humans that don metallic suits and are also referenced as "Henshin (transforming) Heroes." Usually, the genre revolves around a technological theme where technology, in the right hands, can be used for the greater good. The shows were produced by Toei from 1982 through 1999 in conjunction with their other Tokusatsu superhero shows, such as Kamen Rider and Super Sentai. Some of the Metal Hero Series spawned sequels, resulting in the genre developing sub-categories based mainly on space and police-related characters.

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Season 8

Episode 1: My Lovely Girl Boss

Air Date: January 29th, 1989

Summary: The metallic cop Jiban goes into action to stop a Bionoid when it seizes a virus that can shut down the computer systems of Japan.

Episode 2: I Love! Naoto Older Brother

Air Date: February 5th, 1989

Summary: Doctor Giba infiltrates the police using a Bionoid in order to root out and eliminate Jiban.

Episode 3: The Strange Man and the Haunted Vegetables

Air Date: February 12nd, 1989

Summary: When produce begins to come to life and attack humans, Naoto tracks it to a suspicious man preparing to expand the operation for Bioron.

Episode 4: The Present of a Beautiful Rose

Air Date: February 19th, 1989

Summary: The daughter of a biological scientist takes revenge on those that scorned him, drawing her to the attention of Bioron.

Episode 5: Three Great Mecha Mobilize! Rescue the Idol Robo!

Air Date: February 26th, 1989

Summary: Jiban teams up with an intelligent violence-hating robot whose scientist is abducted by Bioron searching for a powerful microchip it contains within.

Episode 6: The Secret of the Broken Dinosaur Egg

Air Date: March 5th, 1989

Summary: Naoto protects a zookeeper who has discovered the last living dinosaur egg from Bioron, who wishes to hatch it.

Episode 7: Dreadful Sneezing Man!

Air Date: March 12nd, 1989

Summary: Doctor Giba transforms a young girl's lost doll into a Bionoid infected with a deadly virus that kills 24 hours after infection.

Episode 8: Rugged Terrain! Tokyo Mole Map

Air Date: March 19th, 1989

Summary: Naoto investigates a lead of a man who worries about the sudden change in his company president and a land grab associated with a Bioron plot.

Episode 9: The Puppy Became a Cat

Air Date: March 26th, 1989

Summary: Naoto investigates the discovery of a puppy that acts like a cat associated with Bioron's experiments with a mad dog virus changing animal genetics.

Episode 10: Papa Isn't Papa!?

Air Date: April 2nd, 1989

Summary: Naoto tries to help a girl save her father after a Bionoid takes his place to change a device that makes dreams into nightmares.

Episode 11: The Girl's and the Warrior's Pledge of the Heart

Air Date: April 9th, 1989

Summary: On Mayumi's birthday, she and Naoto recall the origin of Jiban in hopes of finding out the truth of her family.

Episode 12: Danger! Yoko Senpai

Air Date: April 16th, 1989

Summary: Yoko is captured by Marsha and Karsha as they try to discover Jiban's secret identity through her.

Episode 13: Help the Sorrowful Boy

Air Date: April 23rd, 1989

Summary: While investigating a Bioron plot to turn children into food, Naoto encounters a sad boy who claims he hates him.

Episode 14: Love's Great Reversal Game!

Air Date: April 23rd, 1989

Summary: While trying to help a boy deal with his drunkard father, Naoto becomes attacked by a Bionoid who shuts down Jiban's computer system, making him helpless.

Episode 15: The Werewolf Likes Piano

Air Date: May 7th, 1989

Summary: A caring pianist becomes transformed by a Bionoid into a werewolf to compose a song that will control humanity.

Episode 16: I Am a Transparent Person!!

Air Date: May 14th, 1989

Summary: When a scientist develops an invisibility formula, a Bionoid uses it to test it for Doctor Giba's purposes.

Episode 17: Birth! VS Jiban Deadly Weapons

Air Date: May 21st, 1989

Summary: Discovering her connection to Jiban, Doctor Giba abducts Mayumi's mother in order to lure her and Naoto into a trap.

Episode 18: Mother and Daughter・In the Edge of Sadness

Air Date: May 28th, 1989

Summary: Bioron's newest creation crushes Jiban and abducts Mayumi, forcing Naoto to find her before they discover his secrets.

Episode 19: Give Up the Electronic Badge!

Air Date: June 4th, 1989

Summary: When a girl accidentally discovers a creature connected with Bioron's secrets, Naoto must judge which is more valuable when she is abducted for her discovery.

Episode 20: Money is Raining on the City!

Air Date: June 11st, 1989

Summary: Naoto becomes suspicious of a drifter seen associated with a Bionoid throwing out free money and who unknowingly has taken in the amnesiac Mayumi!

Episode 21: Steel Insect・Poisonous Insect・Guerilla Insect

Air Date: June 18th, 1989

Summary: A search for a stolen cricket leads Naoto to face a Bioron plot to create poisonous monster insects.

Episode 22: It Was Mayumi!!

Air Date: June 25th, 1989

Summary: Naoto follows a lead regarding Mayumi's whereabouts from a boy who claims to have seen her when he may have other intentions.

Episode 23: The Monster Who Overate Manga

Air Date: July 2nd, 1989

Summary: A Bionoid abducts a manga artist believing he can create a comic with himself as the hero who defeats the "villainous" Jiban.

Episode 24: Welcome!! To the Great Spiritual World

Air Date: July 9th, 1989

Summary: An incident makes Muramatsu believe he is Jiban, making him a target for Bioron's abduction.

Episode 25: Strike the Goddess!

Air Date: July 16th, 1989

Summary: A Bionoid takes Hayakawa's guise in a plot to destroy art throughout Japan, including the visiting Mona Lisa!

Episode 26: Gourmet Beauties Fished In By a Dragon

Air Date: July 23rd, 1989

Summary: Jiban heads to Hamanako to save Yoko and several girls from a dangerous Bionoid who will gain a dangerous power by absorbing their energy.

Episode 27: My Beloved Child is a Demon Child

Air Date: July 30th, 1989

Summary: Naoto and Yoko investigate several scientist children who begin to act strangely and defy their parents, even with no potential Bioron connection.

Episode 28: Papa is Doctor Giba?!

Air Date: August 6th, 1989

Summary: A man who looks just like Doctor Giba causes confusion when Marsha and Karsha accidentally give him a stolen alien sample intended for their boss.

Episode 29: A Twist at the Group Marriage Interview!

Air Date: August 13rd, 1989

Summary: Several strange incidents forces Naoto and the police to investigate a marriage interview group set up by Bioron to brainwash young bachelors.

Episode 30: The Monster of Handsome Boy Kotaro's Troupe

Air Date: August 20th, 1989

Summary: An accident transforms the father of a young kabuki actor into a mutant monster that Naoto must figure how to save.

Episode 31: The Midsummer's Night Ninja Battle

Air Date: August 27th, 1989

Summary: Jiban teams up with Manabu Yamaji to save the father of a girl after his mind is abducted by a ninja Bionoid.

Episode 32: Pearl's Tears are in the Golden Ocean

Air Date: September 3rd, 1989

Summary: A mysterious Bionoid who heals instead of hurts finds itself under Jiban's protection when Bioron targets it for elimination.

Episode 33: The Millennium Lotus Blossomed on Garbo

Air Date: September 10th, 1989

Summary: Jiban finds himself protecting Mad Garbo when a flower which changes her evil personality to a kinder one blossoms on her face.

Episode 34: Heroic! Jiban Dies

Air Date: September 17th, 1989

Summary: The discovery of an alien lifeform leads to a showdown where Jiban must protect it from the evil intentions of both Bioron and Queen Cosmos.

Episode 35: It's Perfect Jiban!

Air Date: September 24th, 1989

Summary: With Jiban dead and Bioron running rampant throughout Japan, Yanagida prepares the means to revive him, but still requires the assistance of the missing Mayumi to complete it.

Episode 36: Dreaming Sword Fighting Monster!

Air Date: October 1st, 1989

Summary: Naoto pursues a Bionoid brainwashing children while believing himself to be a great, noble samurai.

Episode 37: I Am the Most Beautiful Woman in the World!?

Air Date: October 8th, 1989

Summary: Queen Cosmos abducts clothing as she tries to understand the concepts of human beauty, even as Naoto and Bioron try to continue to decipher who she is.

Episode 38: It's Birthplace, Mother!

Air Date: October 15th, 1989

Summary: When his younger brother mysteriously abandons his police post to go back to their hometown, Kiyoshirou follows in pursuit unknowing of the Bioron trap set up there.

Episode 39: Mayumi's Bomb Ring!!

Air Date: October 22nd, 1989

Summary: Bioron targets a vulnerable Mayumi when they see the bomb planted on her as the only way of eliminating Jiban.

Episode 40: Utter Confusion!! Haunted Clock

Air Date: October 29th, 1989

Summary: Queen Cosmos causes chaos by messing with all the clocks in Tokyo, particularly with Muramatsu as he tries to meet with his visiting little sister.

Episode 41: Digression! Unmanageable Policewoman

Air Date: November 12nd, 1989

Summary: A troublesome policewoman friend of Yoko's ends up protecting a deadly virus from a pursued scientist from Bioron.

Episode 42: Monster Rock'n Roll!

Air Date: November 19th, 1989

Summary: A rock band looking for their big break assists Jiban in taking down a Bionoid collecting all of the energy in the city for Doctor Giba.

Episode 43: Yoko Pierced Jiban...!

Air Date: November 26th, 1989

Summary: A Bionoid infects Yoko with a space virus so she can infect Jiban and destroy his mechanical systems.

Episode 44: The Genius Scientist Who Turned into a Kid

Air Date: December 3rd, 1989

Summary: After Queen Cosmos releases a sleeping sickness, an attempt by Bioron to gain the cure leads to a scientist's brain to be switched with a fanboy's.

Episode 45: Dreadful Squid-Human Operation!

Air Date: December 10th, 1989

Summary: A kendo teacher tries to regain his respect from a student by fighting against an unstoppable squid Bionoid even Jiban can't stop!

Episode 46: I Love! My Two Brothers

Air Date: December 17th, 1989

Summary: A discovery by Ryou and Mayumi leads Jiban to his final battle with Queen Cosmos as her true purpose and identity is finally revealed.

Episode 47: Clash! Christmas Final Battle!!

Air Date: December 24th, 1989

Summary: Bioron is inspired by a boy to create a unicorn Bionoid which traps him within to prevent Jiban from destroying it.

Episode 48: Year-Ending Bioron Extermination Party!

Air Date: December 31st, 1989

Summary: Two photographers get in trouble when they accidentally discover Bioron's secret lab and have a hard time proving it.

Episode 49: Devasted Jiban Base

Air Date: January 7th, 1990

Summary: Doctor Giba tries to use emotions to force Mayumi to remember the location of the Jiban base for its destruction

Episode 50: The Points and Line Connecting Two People

Air Date: January 14th, 1990

Summary: Naoto discovers the truth connecting him and Mayumi as Bioron discover his identity as Jiban and use it to their advantage.

Episode 51: Slash the Illusion Mayumi!

Air Date: January 21st, 1990

Summary: As Bioron prepares for their takeover of the world, Naoto prepares for his final showdown unknowing of a massive sacrifice needed to finally track his greatest enemies down.

Episode 52: The Final Battle of Love!!

Air Date: January 28th, 1990

Summary: Jiban confronts Doctor Giba in a final showdown with the forces of Bioron and to determine the final fate of his sister, Mayumi.

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